Archive for March 31, 2013

Well, don’t that beat all? I thought the “frustrating and worrying time” I mentioned in the previous post was gone for good. I’d been looking for a “real” job for a long time in order to support myself while working on finding underwriters for the TV show, and I finally found a job!

Until that point, things were becoming more and more scary by the day. The savings were dwindling. Do I apply for food stamps? Will I wind up on welfare? Not something I wanted, but you do what you have to do.

And then, I found a job. Something I could actually live on and not have to apply for food stamps. How wonderful to be working, again!

Little did I know that this new business had planned their finances very poorly, and I was to be laid off just a month after starting. I’ve applied for unemployment, but that won’t pay the bills. So, here we go, again. Job hunting. Food stamps? Welfare?

A month of hope replaced the “doldrums,” but now they are back. Sure wish I could find those elusive underwriters and go forward with my dream.

Hi! I’m Mindy…

That’s the sound of a New York City girl who’s been around the world and back, became a vegetarian, came up with an idea, and decided to get her act together and tell you about it.

I’ve traveled, lived, and worked in a number of locations around the world, from the Middle East to the Pacific, speak some Hebrew, a bit of French and German, and pleasantries in a number of other languages, love many different types of foods, and have puttered around with them all. (I even knew what harissa was when Alton mentioned it on “Next Food Network Star”!) ....Read More

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